Insight into Newborn Hearing Screening

28sep9:00 am10:30 amInsight into Newborn Hearing ScreeningJoin this eSeminar - Insight into Newborn Hearing Screening with Dr. Solara Sinno/ 09.00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Event Details

September is recognized as “newborn screening awareness month” .  This eSeminar focuses on exploring Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS): its importance and impact; the different methods of screening (OAE and AABR); and the various protocols used to detect hearing impairment at birth.  This fundamental lecture will provide screeners and audiologists with a overview of the key NHS concepts and the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) position statement.

Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this seminar the participants will be able to:
• Recognize the important impact of newborn hearing screening (NHS)
• List the different methods of screening for hearing loss
• Differentiate between the different NHS protocols
• Recognize the different risk factors requiring further testing

 

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Speakers for this event

  • Dr. Solara Sinno

    Dr. Solara Sinno

    PhD

    Dr. Solara Sinno received her Ph.D. in 2019 from the University of Lorraine (Nancy, France). Her doctoral dissertation aimed to compare the results of various vestibular assessments in children with hearing loss to healthy children. Her master thesis in health management focused on the feasibility of establishing a newborn hearing screening program in Beirut.

    She is one of the founders of the bachelor of sciences in medical audiology at the American University of Beirut and a key member of the national newborn hearing screening program in Lebanon.

    Dr. Sinno is currently a member of the Development, Adaptation, and Handicap (DevAH) laboratory at the University of Lorraine, and the scientific coordinator at the Ear Insititute in Beirut.

    Pediatric hearing and balance assessment are the focus of her academic, clinical and research work

    PhD

Time

(Monday) 9:00 am - 10:30 am EST

Location

ONLINE eSeminar

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